Lab Coordinator: Dr. Naren Vyavahare
The field of bioengineering faces many obstacles to designing successful devices for blood-contacting applications. Some of these challenges are:
Thrombosis
Calcification
Oxidative Degeneration
Infection
Chemical Degradation
Mechanical Fatigue
In order to combat these problems, our lab is conducting research in order to both understand more about the mechanisms behind these processes as well as to develop implant devices that utilize this knowledge. These efforts are divided into four major thrusts:
Molecular Mechanisms of Implant Failure
Synthetic Polymer Materials
Tissue-Derived Materials
Site Specific Therapies
To learn more about any one of these areas of research, download our brochure.
